Le Mans/WEC

Craft-Bamboo Racing has withdrawn its #99 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE from the 24 Hours of Le Mans, due to damage sustained in the first practice qualifying session late last night. The driver of the car, Fernando Rees, was taken to the medical center following the incident, which occurred at the Porsche Curves, and was discharged with bruising to his ankle. "The impact with the barrier was at hi...

Porsche will make a bid for pole position in qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours this evening. The German manufacturer, which is on provisional pole from yesterday's disrupted first qualifying session, has confirmed that starting from the front of the grid is one of its goals for its return to Le Mans with a front-running machine. Porsche LMP1 vice president Fritz Enzinger said: "Absolutely we ar...

Krohn Racing received a late invitation to the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans race and had a very short window in which to prepare its Ferrari F458 and get all their racing equipment and team members to Le Mans, France in time for the official start of the week's activities. A 17-day turnaround of all race equipment and personnel was all the Krohn team had for all logistical movements. Below are some i...

The RACER Channel catches up with Audi Sport's Brad Kettler after and the crew almost pulled an all-nighter to ready a brand-new R18 e-tron quattro chassis to replace the one destroyed in practice after Loic Duval crashed in the Porsche curves on Wednesday. Duval, who is largely uninjured but will not race this weekend, reportedly hit the notorious bumps exiting the complex at almost 170mph, unse...

The reasons for Audi driver Loic Duval's car-destroying accident in the Porsche Curves during practice for this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours are still unknown. Duval crashed yesterday afternoon when his Audi R18 e-tron quattro became airborne and slammed into the debris fencing ahead of the final right-hander in the Porsche Curves. Allan McNish, who works with Audi's drivers following his retiremen...

The German Lotus team has unveiled the new LMP1 privateer contender that will carry its hopes in the second half of this year's World Endurance Championship. The wraps came off the Lotus P1/01 LMP1-L coupe, which is powered by a twin-turbo AER V6, at Le Mans on Thursday and the car will begin testing in "the coming days," according to Lotus LMP head of operations Boris Bermes. "We will use the ti...

A report from RacecarEngineering.com early Thursday morning revealed a possible row over the legality of the braking system on the manufacturer's pair of TS040 LMP1 Hybrids. The German-based Japanese sports car racing outfit has followed the trend of many upper-tier teams this year by using fly-by-wire brake actuation, and it's in the exploitation of the electronically-managed system--to shift br...

Some have described the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans as the greatest of all time; the nip-and-tuck fight between Jacky Ickxâs Ford GT40 and the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann through the closing laps resembled a sprint race. But it would be wrong to assume that a 45-year-old race was the eventâs peak. Gary Watkins highlights the five greatest Le Mans of the last four decades. 1977 â A GREAT'S GREATEST ...

Loic Duval will not be allowed to take part in this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hours after crashing heavily in his Audi R18 e-tron quattro during practice. Duval escaped from the accident, in which the Audi became airborne in the Porsche Curves and slammed into a debris fence, with only cuts to his shoulder and leg, but doctors have decided that he should not take part in the race after tests at a hosp...

Wednesday marked the first full day of running for the 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans, yet with regular stoppages for crashes, spins and multiple red flags, the genuine achievement of Porsche leading the timesheets was almost a secondary topic of discussion. But between stoppages, the Porsche 919 Hybrid V4 turbos made their presence felt, with the No. 20 of Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, and Brendon Hartl...

Matt Cleary continues RACER 's overview of the field for this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today, the GTE-Pro category. LMP2 car-by-car preview LMP1 car-by-car preview Le Mans Resource Guide With incredible new technologies, jaw-dropping budgets, and yet another all-time highlight roster of driving talent (minus one wee Scot, of course) set to take to the track this year at Le Mans, there is de...

Loic Duvalâs massive crash at the Porsche Curves has forced Audi to build a brand new chassis in order to continue at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team, which comes to the event with multiple spares including a spare chassis, has been forced to prepare an all-new No. 1 entry. Audi has confirmed it will have the replacement car ready to go before Thursday nightâs qualifying session. Driver Du...

Opening practice for the 2014 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans came to a halt one hour into the session when Loic Duval, driver of the defending, race winning No. 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro had a massive shunt in the second portion of the Porsche Curves. The LM P1-H prototype appeared to rise above the cement barrier and strike the catch fencing, inflicting serious damage to the roof of the car....